2015-07-21, 01:06
(2015-07-20, 20:19)wrxtasy Wrote: You should also look at a NVIDIA Shield, but that has nowhere near the mature Firmware the MINIX device has YET, it does have really terrific potential going forward into the future (10 bit HEVC + 4K Netflix) and will have great support from the Kodi team.
Immature FW would be FW that is buggy. There's a difference in missing features and immature FW.
The Shields FW works just fine (not to say there aren't bugs, but everything has some), but is missing features like 23.976 video frame rate and HD audio pass-through and although lacking those features Kodi runs just as well as any other Android device.
(2015-07-20, 21:57)sandogo1 Wrote: If I got the sheld now is the firmware that much better on the x8 I should wait on the shield also what type of HDD is in the sheild can you upgrade it yourself later if I got the smaller drive now
The next FW update for the Shiled is suppose to be a major one and if they keep the same updated schedule as their previous updates it should arrive within the next month.
There is no HDD in the 16GB model, and you can't add one, but you can expand the storage via the microSD. The 500GB model has a hybrid drive and it can't be upgraded/downgraded.